Timothy Daly

Broschiertes Buch

IMPACT OF Bt TRANSGENIC CORN ON NON-TARGET ARTHROPOD POPULATIONS

Does Bt transgenic corn affect nontarget arthopods?

Beschreibung

Transgenic corn has been genetically engineered with the gene from the Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Bt), which secretes a proteinaceous endotoxins that are toxic to certain species of lepidopteran pests.The study conducted investigates the potential effects of transgenic Bt corn containing the MON 810 event on non-target arthropods as compared to those in conventional, near isogenic corn at two locations in Georgia.

Autor

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource County Extension Agent in Lawrenceville,Georgia, USA. He has a B. S. in Horticulture and a M. S. in Entomology from the University of Georgia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 221g
• ISBN-13: 9783844323184
• ISBN-10: 384432318X
• Artikelnr.: 33348403